St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31
Edward Unger, the Murderer of August
Bohle, Tells the Story of His Ter
rible Deed,
After Bsing Almost Scared to Death by
Being Confronted With His Bloody
Weapons.
Pittsburg Italians Engage in a Melee
in Which Four OF Them Are
Stabbed.
A Young Kentuckian Shoots His Bes {
Girl Through the Heart and is
Himself Lynched.

! Baltimore, has made full confession of
he killing. Unger was arrested on Thurs
day last and after being short time locke d
| in his cell lie was brought before Inspector
! Byrnes. In the room was table Oh which
! had been placed the hammer with which
BOhle Was killed. the knife and saw used
to cut up the body, and the rubber cloth in
which the body was wrapped after the kill
| ing. The chair upon which Unger seated
/ himself was so arranged that he could see
little else in the room save the bloody
weapons. He was asked if he wished to
say anything. He shook his head, but sud-
denly said: 'Bohe has gone to Chicago
and will turn up i'll few days"
| The Inspector was sitting at the
table. He had the bloody hammer in his
| hand. and caselesslv asked Unger what he
meant by that. The sight of the nstru-
ments on the table seemed not to affect him,
and the chief of detectives deemed the man
stubborn. Inspector Byrnes concluded to
say no more to him at the time, but to con-
! front him soon ana at intervals with people
! he knew, and also to confront him fire.
/ quently with
EVIDENCES OF THE KILLING.
Mrs. Seigel, wife OF the Brooklyn sausage
maker, was brought to identify Unger. He
was much surprised to see her. but was not
allowed to talk. On Friday he was identi-
fed by Mrs. Benze, the Brooklyn SALOON
keepers wife, whose husband stored the
| trunk while the latter sought an express
man. Every time Unger left his cell he
was confronted with some evidence Of the
crime Of which he was believed to be the
author. A detective watched constantly at
| the door OF the cell in which Unger was
| confined, but under strict orders to not
respond il the prisoner attempted
conversation, which he did at times. Be-
ing brought many times before Inspector
Byrnes. and his own acquaintance without
being allowed to talk at length, rendered
Unger irritable and nervous. Friday after
noon Byrnes took the hammer saw, knife
and rubber cloth to fingers cell and asked
| II he had seer them before in manner as
though Unger had not been half dozen
times confronted with them. Unger was
startled, but said he had never before seen
| the bloody tokens. Then he was taken to
court and remanded, and on the way back
remarked to Inspector Byrnes: "You are
TRYING TO HANG ME-"
The trunk with the body arrived from
Baltimore yesterday. The body was sent
TO the morgue. That night Byrnes went to
| Unger's cell and asked him how he felt.
Pretty WELL" said he huskily. Then the
inspector unlocked the cell door and Detec-
tive Hickey called Unger into the corridor,
where the lights were turned low. The
prisoner stepped forth, but did not see the
! Inspector until the latter called him by
name. As he turned he saw Byrnes stand
ing pointing ut the trunk which had held
! Babies. dead body. Unger staggered at
| the sight aud tottered toward his cell.
Byrnes then took from the trunk piece of
the murdered mans coat, which had
been used to wrap the body
and. holding it before the prisoners eyes,
asked him where the rest of Bohle's coat
was. Unger shuddered at the sight of the
| blood-stifened garment, and, clasping his
hands over his eyes. was about TO fall,
when Detective Hickey caught him and
seated him upon couch in the corridor.
He sat down upon it and, removing his
hands, glanced about him. Suddenly, and
with startled groan, he sprang to his
| feet, asking if he could change his seat,
and taking a preferred chair The sofa on
which he had been seated was the one
found in fingers room after his arrest.
| fingers face became
| CHASTITY PALE,
| and when assisted to his cell he was almost
in a fainting condition. Inspector Byrnes
then told Unger he would be near at hand
when he was ready to talk, and when the
| inspector returned from supper Unger had
asked to see him. Again Unger was brought
to Byrnes room, where all the bloody TO-
kens confronted him. 81 want to tell the
whole truth about the business" he said to
the chief. He then told his story. which
| was taken in writing:
| live at No. % Ridge street. have known
August Bohle since November, 1886. first
met him at my saloon. No. "a Eldridye street,
| where he had called in answer TO an adver-
| tiSement which had put in the Stats lei
! tung for a partner. We could not agree upon
terms, and subsequently gave up the BUSH
| ness at that number. l went to live at 90
| Ridge street. a short time afterward August
| came to live with me, the arrangement being
| that he was to pay me half the rent, which
$3.50 per month, and oue-third of the house
| hold expenses. On the night of Jan. 20, 1887,
AFTER SUPPER,
! my son Edward left the house, leaving BohIe
| and NJ, self in the rooms. We remained talk
| ing and reading until about $3.50. Bohle was
very powerful man, and was swearing
! about his hard luck. he called Inc a d
= - -. I told him was no such
| thing, ana put up my hand to shove him
| away. He then struck Inc on the neck with
| his fist and knocked me down. 1sprang TO my
| feet and attempted to strike him with poker
which had in my hand. Bohle grabbed the
poker from my and, and. at the same time,
| he seized knife from the table and ran after
me- l ran to the bedroom. He fol-
! lowed me. l picked up a hammer
! from chest under the bed He made
| another luuge at me with the knife
| and warded it off. receiving slight cut in the
/ hand then struck him with the hammer
| He staggered and l followed him I'D and
/ struck him again with the hammer, the ham,
! mer sinking into the skull as far rs the han
! de de staggered and fell back on the sofa
| dead. This occurred about 10 clock D. m
| Expecting my son home every moment and to
| 0x- INV Or aatt xr-1R
! took the body from the sofa AID put it on the
| floor close by the wall. ! then took Bohle's
| sleeping cot, placed it on its side before him
and, leaning il against the wall, covered the
ends with some clothes. My son soon came
| home and we
WENT TO BED TOGETHER.
in the bedroom. where's Augustine?' he
asked. Hes gone OUT said l. On FRIDAY. Jan.
| 81, as soon as my boy left the house for his
work, went out to buy rubber bag to put
the BODY H. was unable to get the bag and
| bought Two yards of rubber clhth at so cents
! per yard. l bought a butchers saw for 90
| cents. L drank much whisky and got ack to
| the house at Il. m. l spread the rubber
| cloth on the floor and laid the body upon It,
then started to cut him up. first cut the
head from the body and then laid aside and
wrapped it in a paper and part of his
clothing. l then cut both legs Off and l
think, the left arm close to the shoulder. 1
| then look Bohie's trunk. The trunk
was too short and 1 cut off the feet
and put them in the trunk. then put the
body on top OF the legs and, think, the arm
on top OF the body. took part of the clothes
or the deceased and some paper, wiped the
| floor with them and then put them on top of
the body in the trunk. L locked the trunk
and lashed it with a rope. 1 then left my
house after
CLEANING UP THE BLOOD
the best could, locking the door, taking the
head under my arm which was then wrapped
in clothing belOnpinp fO ROhIa ond alSo com